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TIL That Since the Island of Bermuda Does not Have any Fresh-Water, all of the Houses Have to Collect Water From Rainfall With Their Specially Designed Roofs.

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dDaoB TIL Bed bugs have to feed on human blood about once a week and can live several months without a "blood meal". They aggregate usually within about eight feet of where a person sleeps and can travel more than 100 feet in a single night
NXB0N TIL that while lightly roasted coffee contains more caffeine, dark roasts are also more soluble than lighter ones, which means it is easier for the caffeine from a darker coffee roast to wind up in your cup.
N77a1 TIL that Freddie Mercury wrote the instrumental parts of Bohemian Rhapsody in "blocks" on a phone book and not on real music sheets
XddQ TIL In 1795, as Composer Joseph Haydn conducted the premiere of his 102nd symphony, the audience pressed forward out of their seats to get a closer look. Moments later, a chandelier crashed to the floor where the seats had emptied, killing no one and giving this piece the name “The Miracle”.
jRvR TIL that More than 100,000 Americans Permanently Quit Smoking Due to National Media Campaign in 2012.